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Video game controversy revolves mostly around the psychological effects that games with graphic violence or sexual content in them can have on players. Other sources of controversy can range from racism, sexism, politics, or religion.
Law makers and fat cats who will sell the population down the river just to gain more power and money.
The act of a noble, just, or otherwise good or heroic figure becoming evil through either external manipulation or an internal shift in beliefs or desires.
Crooked Cops work both sides of the law for their own benefit.
Fascism is a extremist totalitarian, nationalistic political ideology. Within video games, various fascist regimes are often portrayed as the enemy within the Second World War.
Fisheye lens is a popular term used to describe a wide-angle camera view that takes in an extremely wide, hemispherical image.
The Galactic Empire was the galactic government established by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine in the Star Wars Universe.
Illuminati or the "The New World Order" the evil religious cult that's hell bent on controlling the world.
Members of the German National Socialist Party, which controlled Germany from January 1933 unto the end of World War II in May 1945. Nazis and characters inspired by them are often used as villains in video games.
Sexual behaviour that deviates from the norms of society.
Red tape is an idiom that refers to excessive regulation or rigid conformity to formal legislation that is considered redundant or bureaucratic and hinders or prevents action or decision-making.
Serving as polar opposites to the Jedi, they revel in dark side of the Force and lust power above all else. Sith Lords are identified by their "Darth" title, while lesser Sith and Dark Jedi are not allocated this title.
An empire of the Sith that stands against the Galactic Republic for control of the galaxy. Not to be confused with Palpatine's Galactic Empire.
Using stealth often requires the player to accomplish their objective without being detected by enemies. Methods of detection can vary from game to game, and can be based on an enemy's line of sight, how quiet the player is, or even how the player interacts with the environment.
An alliance of nations who opposed the Allied powers in World War II. They included Germany, Italy, Japan, and many others.
Also known as the Universal Union, the Combine is a trans-dimensional empire comprised of enslaved species spanning an unknown number of universes, and Earth is their latest annexation.
A government that restricts the flow of information, or willingly subjugates it's people.
A type of media spanning from broadcast television, to blockbuster films, to YouTube content.
A visual representation of a character's, or camera's vision range.
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